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Summer time popsicles

With summer in full swing, now is the time to pick up your popsicle game! To kick you off I have two easy but oh so delicious popsicles recipe’s that will please both those fresh fruit loving folk and all of you chocoholics out there.

I don’t know about you but when my daughter gets home from daycare in the afternoon there is nothing better than sitting in the yard enjoying an ice cold popsicle on a warm summers day. It’s been one of my favourite things about summer this year, I have learn’t a few lessons however. The first of which is to strip your child down as much as possible! If they are anything like Little R they are going to take a frustratingly looooooong time to finish their popsicle and end up with it everywhere {insert eye roll}. The second, no matter which flavour they choose, they will likely want your popsicle as well. Finally, keep the hose close. You will need it by the end.

In all seriousness it’s been a lot of fun eating popsicles after a long day. So I hope if you have been hesitant to get on the bandwagon that this post convinces you to go to that little extra effort to make your own popsicles. The reason I like to make my own (yeah I still get some store bought ones at times!) is that I know exactly what I am putting in them and I can tailor the flavours to what I am craving. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment either. I picked up my moulds at the local supermarket and I use my trusty Magic Bullet that has been going strong for the last 4 years to blend up the ingredients.

Without dragging this out any further here are my two popsicle recipes!

Popsicles

Mixed Fruit Popsicles

These mixed fruit popsicles couldn’t be easier to make, I actually like to keep a store of frozen fruit in the fridge to make smoothies throughout the summer so turning some of these smoothies into popsicles is the obvious next step! The great thing about these popsicles is that you can really use any mix of fruit you like. You don’t need to stick to my recommendation, although if you do I can promise you deliciousness is in store for you!

For these popsicles I used – half an peeled and diced orange, 1 cup of frozen mango pieces, 1/2 cup of frozen raspberries, 1/4 of banana and 1 little wedge of peeled and diced lemon (don’t skip the lemon, seriously!). I add all of the fruit to the blender and top up the blender with about 3/4 to 1 cup of milk depending on the room available. Once all ingredients have been added simply blend until smooth. Have a little taste test to make sure your happy with your mixture and divide between your popsicle moulds! I have a pretty small blender so one of these usually makes 4-5 popsicles for me. Then freeze overnight and you have your fresh and delicious summer time popsicles!

Chocolate Fudge Popsicles

These chocolate popsicles are also extremely easy and I can’t believe I have only just discovered them! For these – add 3 tbs of cocoa powder, a dash of salt, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, 2 tbs of pure maple syrup and 1 tbs of almond butter to the blender. Depending on the size of your blender add approximately 1.5 cups of the canned coconut milk. Blend all of the ingredients until well combined, once this is done have a little taste test. Add some more cocoa and maple syrup if you like, adjust to your desired taste. Once your happy, divide them between your popsicle moulds, again mine makes around 5 popsicles. Freeze overnight and then enjoy! A couple of things with this recipe, you could skip the almond butter if you didn’t have it on hand, I do love adding it though! Also you could try with normal milk, I really like the little coconut flavour that the coconut milk gives though, so it is up to you!

There are so many options when it comes to making your own popsicles, I would love to hear some of your favourite combinations? Please let us know by writing a comment below!

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